Cabrillo College to Host Students and Their Families
Saturday, October 17, – 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Cabrillo Aptos Campus
As part of the Santa Cruz County College Commitment (S4C), Cabrillo College announced that on Saturday, October 17 it would host fourth grade students and their families from across Santa Cruz County for the Samper Fourth Grade Open House. The event will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Cabrillo College Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos.
The S4C Samper Fourth Grade Open House is a half-day event featuring educational activities and programs throughout the College. The event is designed to expose fourth grade students from across the County to college life and to help the students set goals for continuing their education beyond high school.
This is the fifth year that Cabrillo College has hosted fourth graders from across Santa Cruz County. This year’s event is being offered on a Saturday, to give parents and family members the opportunity to attend along with their fourth graders. The event will feature interactive workshops and displays including the following, among many others:
- How to make an artistic bacterial handprint like the one done at Cabrillo College that was featured on NBC’s The Today Show
- A musical ‘Petting Zoo’ where
students have the opportunity to try out various instruments - A Physics lesson, where students learn about and can sample ice cream made with liquid nitrogen
- How to enroll at Cabrillo College by ‘Enrolling a Minion’ – fourth graders who attend will receive a free Minion that they can walk through the process of enrolling at Cabrillo
Each of the Divisions at Cabrillo will have fun, hands on activities planned for the students and their families.
Free transportation will be provided for students in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) and the Santa Cruz City School District. For PVUSD, shuttles will pick up at two locations, the Cabrillo Watsonville Center at 318 Union St., Watsonville and from Freedom Elementary School, 25 Holly Drive, Watsonville. Buses will depart both locations at 8:40 a.m., 10:15 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. to come to Cabrillo College. The last buses will depart Cabrillo College at 1:15 p.m. RSVPs are requested for the PVUSD transportation.
Cabrillo College and S4C Samper 4th Grade Open House Saturday, October 17 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Cabrillo College Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos
Open and free of charge to all County 4th Graders and their families (children must be accompanied by an adult)
The Santa Cruz County College Commitment (S4C) is a historic, countywide partnership comprised of public education institutions including all K-12 School Districts, Cabrillo College, CSU Monterey Bay, San Jose State University (SJSU) and the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC), formed with the goal of increasing the college readiness and success of every student in Santa Cruz County.
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For more information call 831-479-6306 or online at www.cabrillo.edu